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Data privacy and data protection

edpLaw

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edpLaw handles a wide range of data protection and privacy matters, including data breaches, personal data transfers, and impact assessments. Johan Sundberg has over 20 years of experience in the field advising on international data transfers, foreign surveillance laws, and data subject rights requests, among other issues. Firm co-founder Johan Thörn’s practice covers transparency requirements, data processing impact assessments, data sharing agreements, and cookie compliance issues. Senior associate Fredrik Eråker, who has expertise in GDPR compliance, is also a key contact.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The individuals at edpLaw stand out for managing to keep a professional yet personal approach to their guidance. Both Johan Thörn and Johan Sundberg are friendly and will make sure to help clients in the best way possible. They go the extra mile to help.'

  • ‘Fredrik Eråker has exceptional knowledge and very quickly grasps clients' needs.'

  • ‘Johan Sundberg is very knowledgeable and responsive to what clients need. He is easy to work with, wise, humble and communicates well.'

  • ‘Johan Thörn is excellent both in terms of pure knowledge, but also in delivery and as an educator.'

  • ‘Johan Thörn and Johan Sundberg provide excellent guidance on issues related to data privacy and data protection. They have a very good understanding of business and provide valuable advice on both a strategic and operational level.’

  • ‘A highly professional team with vast knowledge about data privacy and data protection and great in communication.'

  • 'A team with extensive experience in the data protection field.'

  • ‘A pragmatic, clear and professional team.'

  • ‘The advice given is very practical, and the team ensures it works in practice. ’

Key clients

  • Swedish Equality Ombudsman (DO)
  • Region Skåne
  • Swedavia
  • Klarna Bank AB
  • Swedbank AB
  • Skandia AB
  • ICA Gruppen AB
  • Advania Sverige AB
  • Afa Försäkring
  • Santander Consumer Bank AS
  • Länsförsäkringar AB
  • UC AB
  • ASSA ABLOY AB and ASSA ABLOY OPENING SOLUTIONS AB
  • Ragn-Sellsföretagen AB
  • Floatel International
  • Vimian Group
  • CAKE 0 emission AB
  • Mercuri Urval KMR AB
  • Svensk Fastighetsförmedling AB
  • Horten Advokataktieselskab
  • Dottir Attnorneys
  • Cooley LLP
  • BNP Paribas bank
  • Viaplay group
  • Avonova Hälsa AB
  • Strömma Turism & Sjöfart AB
  • The We Select Company AB
  • Ancon AB
  • Advalidation AB
  • Treyd Services AB

Work highlights

  • Advising Sweden's leading credit and business information company on various data privacy questions, including questions relating to complex data privacy impact assessments.
  • Advising Swedavia, the owner, operator and developer of Sweden's basic infrastructure airports, on a range of complex data privacy and data protection matters.
  • Advising Swedbank AB on a range of data privacy and data protection matters.

Lawyers

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Johan Sundberg
edpLaw
Johan has over 20 years of experience working as a lawyer in the field of Data Privacy & Data Protection law, and employment law at a leading global law firm. He is one of the most recognised lawyers in the area of Data Privacy & Data Protection law in Sweden, being ranked as one of the leading lawyers by Legal500 and always well-regarded for assisting clients with his business insights and proactive approach. He assists clients in a broad range of Data Privacy & Data Protection matters, such as international data transfers, transparency obligations, data breaches, intra group data transfer arrangements, due diligence exercises, litigation and more. Johan also has extensive experience within the field of Employment law, where he regularly advises clients in relation to matters such as business transfers, terminations, equal opportunity questions and senior employee contracts. He is also an expert commentator for Blendow Lexnova and frequently holds courses and seminars within his areas of expertise. Johan and his Partner colleague Johan Thörn at edpLaw are known to peers, in-house counsel and data privacy professionals as "Johan & Johan".

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Johan Sundberg, Johan Thörn

Other key lawyers

Fredrik Eråker

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